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American Red Cross Selects Arbortext

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Arbortext, Inc., a provider of XML-based software for content creation, editing, and multichannel publishing, has announced that the American Red Cross has selected its software to create and publish biomedical service documents. The American Red Cross is a supplier of blood and blood products to more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals as well as victims of world conflicts and international disasters. Arbortext software will enable the American Red Cross Biomedical Services group to create and publish controlled documents. These controlled documents, including standard operating procedures, policies, work instructions and reference manuals, guide the manufacturing process of blood products and must be complete, accurate, consistent, and relevant.